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A Tale of Love and Darkness

2016·1h 35m·PG-13
DramaMysteryBiographyRomanceWarHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.0/10
4,581 votes
Metascore
55
Metacritic

The story of Amos Oz's youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories we tell become the stories we live.

A Tale of Love and Darkness is a 2016 drama mystery movie directed by Natalie Portman, starring Moni Moshonov, Gilad Kahana, Amir Tessler. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 from 4,581 votes and runs 1h 35m.

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Director
Natalie Portman
Stars
Moni Moshonov
Gilad Kahana
Amir Tessler
Natalie Portman
Details
2016-08-19
95 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States, Israel
★ Hebrew, Arabic, English, Russian
Keywords
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